Resources

The following information will be helpful to me as I struggle through my Masters program.
Information Literacy Standards

1. The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed.
2. The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
3. The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
4. The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
5. The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

Content Standards
This site lists all the Ca standards for students to learn in each class and subject. When developing lessons and collaborating with teachers I will have to sync my lesson with what teachers are required to teach in ca.

Inquiry Process

Connect	Wonder	Investigate	Construct	Express	Reflect
Connect to self, previous knowledge Gain background knowledge to set context for new learning Observe, experience	Develop Qtions Make predications, hypotheses	Find and evaluate info to answer questions, tests hypotheses Think about info to illuminate new Qtions and hypotheses	Construct new understanding connected to previous knowledge Draw conclusions about Qtions and hypotheses	Express new ideas to share learning with others Apply understandings to new context, new situations	Reflect on own process of learning and on new understandings gained from inquiry Ask new Qtions

Backwards Design
One starts with the end - the desired results (goals or standards) - and then derives the curriculum from the evidence of learning (performances) called for by the standard and the teaching needed to equip students to perform' (Wiggins and McTighe, 2000, page 8)

1. What is worthy and requiring of understanding?
2. What is evidence of understanding?
3. What learning experiences and teaching promote understanding, interest and excellence?

The Big6™ Skills
The Big6 is a process model of how teachers build a unit. These are the elements I need to consider when creating a unit.

1. Task Definition Define the information problem Identify information needed	2. Information Seeking Strategies Determine all possible sources Select the best sources
3. Location and Access Locate sources (intellectually and physically) Find information within sources	4. Use of Information Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis Organize from multiple sources Present the information	6. Evaluation Judge the product (effectiveness) Judge the process (efficiency)